What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain the details.

The Biggest Burmese Pythons Ever Captured in Florida—Including a New No. 1 In October of 1979, while on a first date, retired Florida park ranger Jam Massey found an 11-foot, 9-inch road-killed ...

What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain the details.

We look back at previous Florida Python Challenges and some of the biggest Burmese snakes caught during the annual Everglades hunt.

So, Leinwand’s team obtained ball pythons to study their cardiac output, or how much blood the heart can pump, which goes up after feeding to sustain metabolic activity. Specifically, the team studied ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) - Some people who were on a trail in Westminster spotted a ball python on Wednesday morning. The unexpected sighting happened on the Big Dry Creek Trail near 121st Avenue ...

In the decade since Florida launched its first public contest to kill Burmese pythons, thousands of people from all over the US and around the world have staked their hopes on killing as many of ...

MIAMI - A nursery raid of sorts in the Big Cypress National Preserve landed a couple of Burmese python big mamas, their hatchlings, and nearly two dozen eggs. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

A loose ball python snake was captured Tuesday in a stakeout as the reptile was catching some sunshine along Big Dry Creek Trail in Westminster.

Pythons are notorious for swallowing gigantic prey—like deer, alligators and cattle—whole. But how can reptiles with such small heads eat animals so big?